Polysics' Mr Roboto rampages through a Japanese city

Japanese new-wavers Polysics recorded a cover of Styx's 1983 hit Mr Roboto, and the
video is absolutely brilliant.

In it, a Transformers-style robot stomps through a
Japanese city, pushing over bicycles, beating up kids, punching a
DJ and knocking over displays in shops. It's not so much
destruction as it is douchebaggery, but there's something wonderful
about how little the jerk-bot seems to care.

Musically, the cover isn't a huge departure from the original, a
sample of which can be heard over on Wikipedia here, but with
the verses turned up to the same level of vocoder insanity as the
choruses. Be warned, however -- one listen and it'll be firmly
affixed in your brain for hours.

The video is taken from the band's DVDVPVDVLIVE!! DVD.
Their most recent album, Oh! No! It's Heavy Polysick!!!,
is out now.